UK FILM AND BRITISH TALENT WORLDWIDE1 Contents Facts in focus ...................................................................................................................................................................... 03 UK films at the global box office .......................................................................................................................................... 04 UK films in North America ................................................................................................................................................... 08 UK films in Europe ............................................................................................................................................................... 10 UK films in Latin America .................................................................................................................................................... 12 UK films in Asia ................................................................................................................................................................... 12 UK films in Australasia ......................................................................................................................................................... 14 UK talent and the global box office ...................................................................................................................................... 14 UK source material .............................................................................................................................................................. 15 UK actors ............................................................................................................................................................................ 16 UK directors ........................................................................................................................................................................ 17 International awards for UK films and talent ....................................................................................................................... 18 Cover image: The Favourite courtesy of Twentieth Century Fox. All rights reserved 2 Facts in focus UK FILMS WORLDWIDE BOX OFFICE SHARE 2018 ALL UK FILMS 23% $9.4bn UK INDEPENDENT FILMS 3% $1.3bn THE HIGHEST EARNING UK FILMS IN 2018 INDEPENDENT UK FILMS’ BOX OFFICE SHARE 2018 TOP EARNING 4% USA and Canada UK FILM WORLDWIDE % Europe 6.4 (excluding UK and Republic of Ireland) AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR 12.2% New Zealand $1.7bn UK DIRECTORS HELMED 25 OF THE 200 HIGHEST EARNING FILMS WORLDWIDE SINCE 2001 RED SPARROW $115.5m TOP EARNING UK INDEPENDENT FILM WORLDWIDE OF THE 200 HIGHEST EARNING FILMS SINCE 2001 UK films and British 36 films are based talent won 25 major on stories and film awards in characters created British acting talent by UK writers 2018/19, including: has played lead These films have and/or supporting earned $28 billion roles in 70% of 5 13 at the worldwide these films box office Oscars® BAFTAs 3 UK films and British talent worldwide UK FILMS AT THE GLOBAL BOX OFFICE UK qualifying films earned a combined worldwide gross of $9.4 billion in 2018, a 23% share of the global box office, which broke the $40 billion barrier for the first time. Earnings for UK films equalled the record set in 2015 but represented a smaller proportion of global box office receipts compared with the 25% share achieved in 2015 (Table 1). There has been a notable increase in the market share for UK films from 2015 onwards (2009-2014 average total share: 12.9%, 2015-2018 average total share: 21.3%). UK studio-backed films (productions wholly or partly financed and controlled by one of the major US studios but which qualify as British under the cultural test for film) shared 19.5% of the worldwide box office in 2018, with earnings of $8.1 billion. This was second only to the record gross ($8.3 billion) achieved by UK studio-backed titles in 2015. Global earnings for UK independent films set a new record in 2018 with a total gross of $1.3 billion (the previous high was the $1.2 billion generated in 2014) which represented 3.2% of global revenues, the same share as in 2014. Table 1 UK films global market share, 2009-2018 Year Global theatrical UK films worldwide UK share (%) UK studio-backed UK independent market (US$ billion) gross (US$ billion) films* share (%) films share (%) 2009 29.5 2.0 6.8 4.4 2.4 2010 31.7 4.5 14.2 12.6 1.6 2011 33.3 5.6 16.8 14.1 2.8 2012 34.9 5.3 15.2 13.3 1.8 2013 35.5 4.1 11.5 9.8 1.6 2014 36.1 4.7 13.0 9.7 3.2 2015 38.2 9.4 24.6 21.8 2.8 2016 37.6 6.5 17.3 16.0 1.3 2017 39.4 8.1 20.6 18.6 2.0 2018 41.4 9.4 22.8 19.5 3.2 Source: BFI, comScore, IHS Markit Notes: ‘Global theatrical market’ here is a total of the takings from the 60 territories’ box office reported by IHS Markit. * ‘UK studio-backed’ means a film that was wholly or partly financed and controlled by a major US studio but which qualifies as British under the cultural test for film. Figures for 2017 updated since publication of the 2018 Yearbook. The annual global market share for UK films is closely aligned with the success of inward investment titles supported by the major Hollywood studios (Figure 1). The share of the market achieved by these studio-backed films fluctuates from year to year and is largely dependent on the performance of a small number of titles. The peak achieved in 2015 (22%) was propelled by the success of Star Wars: The Force Awakens ($1.9 billion) and Avengers: Age of Ultron ($1.4 billion). The highest grossing UK studio-backed titles in 2018 were Avengers: Infinity War ($1.7 billion) and Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom ($1.1 billion). 4 The annual global market share for UK qualifying independent films has been more consistent over the period, ranging between 1.3% (2016) and 3.2% (2014 and 2018). As with the blockbuster UK studio-backed films, the impact of breakout independent titles on the annual market share is significant. The highest earning releases in 2014 were The Imitation Game ($228 million), Non-Stop ($223 million) and Paddington ($137 million) while the top grossing titles in 2018 were Red Sparrow ($115.5 million), Johnny English Strikes Again ($112 million) and The Commuter ($90 million). Figure 1 UK films global market share, 2009-2018 % of worldwide box office 30 24 18 12 6 0 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 Total UK share (%) 6.8 14.2 16.8 15.2 11.5 13.0 24.6 17.3 20.6 22.8 UK studio-backed 4.4 12.6 14.1 13.3 9.8 9.7 21.8 16.0 18.6 19.5 films* share (%) UK independent 2.4 1.6 2.8 1.8 1.6 3.2 2.8 1.3 2.0 3.2 films share (%) Source: BFI, comScore, IHS Markit See notes to Table 1. * ‘UK studio-backed’ means a film that was wholly or partly financed and controlled by a major US studio but which qualifies as British under the cultural test for film. The 2018 list of the top 10 highest earning UK qualifying films at the worldwide box office is made up exclusively of studio-backed titles, the majority of which are either franchise films or sequels (Table 2). For the fourth consecutive year, no independent UK films feature in the list. Table 2 Top 10 UK qualifying films worldwide, 2018 Rank Title Country of origin Worldwide box office gross (US$ million) 1 Avengers: Infinity War UK/USA 1,705.2 2 Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom UK/USA 1,123.7 3 Venom UK/USA 758.5 4 Bohemian Rhapsody UK/USA 749.7 5 Mission: Impossible – Fallout UK/USA 671.3 6 Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald UK/USA 562.5 7 Ready Player One UK/USA 502.0 8 Solo: A Star Wars Story UK/USA 356.6 9 Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again UK/USA 327.1 10 Mary Poppins Returns UK/USA 287.8 Total top 10 7,044.5 Source: BFI, comScore Notes: ‘Box office gross’ is a total of the takings from a selection of 23 markets (including the UK and Republic of Ireland), as reported by comScore, and is cumulative gross box office up to 21 February 2019 in territories where the film was released in 2018. Box office takings from territories where the film was released in 2017 or 2019 are not included in this total. Figures may not sum to total due to rounding. 5 Table 3 looks at the top 10 highest earning independent films which qualify as British under the cultural test for film. The list is headed by Red Sparrow with worldwide earnings of $115.5 million followed by Johnny English Strikes Again with $112 million. These were the only two UK independent films to earn over $100 million from their release in worldwide territories in 2018, the same number as in 2017. Table 3 Top 10 UK independent films worldwide, 2018 Rank Title Country of origin Worldwide box office gross ($ million) 1 Red Sparrow UK/USA# 115.5 2 Johnny English Strikes Again UK/Fra 112.3 3 The Commuter UK/USA# 90.0 4 Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri* UK/USA# 83.5 5 Widows UK/USA# 68.9 6 Darkest Hour* UK/USA# 68.5 7 Robin Hood UK/USA# 64.2 8 Isle of Dogs UK/USA# 60.0 9 Paddington 2* UK/Fra 57.7 10 Adrift UK/USA# 52.9 Total gross 773.6 Source: BFI, comScore See notes to Table 2. * Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, Darkest Hour and Paddington 2 also featured in the 2017 list as these films were re leased in some territories in that year, grossing $33m, $47m and $131m respectively. # Film made with independent (non-studio) US support. Figures may not sum to totals due to rounding. Image: Red Sparrow courtesy of Twentieth Century Fox. All rights reserved 6 Figure 2 shows the market share of UK films in 23 selected global territories,